Monday, November 28, 2011

. CTRL+C (Copy) . CTRL+X (Cut) . CTRL+V (Paste) . CTRL+Z (Undo) . DELETE (Delete) . SHIFT+DELETE (Delete the selected item permanently without placing the item in the Recycle Bin) . CTRL while dragging an item (Copy the selected item) . CTRL+SHIFT while dragging an item (Create a shortcut to the selected item) . F2 key (Rename the selected item) . CTRL+RIGHT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next word) . CTRL+LEFT ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous word) . CTRL+DOWN ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the next paragraph) . CTRL+UP ARROW (Move the insertion point to the beginning of the previous paragraph) . CTRL+SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Highlight a block of text) . SHIFT with any of the arrow keys (Select more than one item in a window or on the desktop, or select text in a document) . CTRL+A (Select all) . F3 key (Search for a file or a folder) . ALT+ENTER (View the properties for the selected item) . ALT+F4 (Close the active item, or quit the active program) . ALT+ENTER (Display the properties of the selected object) . ALT+SPACEBAR (Open the shortcut menu for the active window) . CTRL+F4 (Close the active document in programs that enable you to have multiple documents open simultaneously) . ALT+TAB (Switch between the open items) . ALT+ESC (Cycle through items in the order that they had been opened) . F6 key (Cycle through the screen elements in a window or on the desktop) . F4 key (Display the Address bar list in My Computer or Windows Explorer) . SHIFT+F10 (Display the shortcut menu for the selected item) . ALT+SPACEBAR (Display the System menu for the active window) . CTRL+ESC (Display the Start menu) . ALT+Underlined letter in a menu name (Display the corresponding menu) . Underlined letter in a command name on an open menu (Perform the corresponding command) . F10 key (Activate the menu bar in the active program) . RIGHT ARROW (Open the next menu to the right, or open a submenu) . LEFT ARROW (Open the next menu to the left, or close a submenu) . F5 key (Update the active window) . BACKSPACE (View the folder one level up in My Computer or Windows Explorer) . ESC (Cancel the current task) . SHIFT when you insert a CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive (Prevent the CD-ROM from automatically playing) . CTRL+SHIFT+ESC (Open Task Manager)

Dialog box keyboard shortcuts

If you press SHIFT+F8 in extended selection list boxes, you enable extended selection mode. In this mode, you can use an arrow key to move a cursor without changing the selection. You can press CTRL+SPACEBAR or SHIFT+SPACEBAR to adjust the selection. To cancel extended selection mode, press SHIFT+F8 again. Extended selection mode cancels itself when you move the focus to another control.. CTRL+TAB (Move forward through the tabs) . CTRL+SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the tabs) . TAB (Move forward through the options) . SHIFT+TAB (Move backward through the options) . ALT+Underlined letter (Perform the corresponding command or select the corresponding option) . ENTER (Perform the command for the active option or button) . SPACEBAR (Select or clear the check box if the active option is a check box) . Arrow keys (Select a button if the active option is a group of option buttons). F1 key (Display Help) . F4 key (Display the items in the active list) . BACKSPACE (Open a folder one level up if a folder is selected in the Save As or Open dialog box) Microsoft natural keyboard shortcuts

. Right SHIFT for eight seconds (Switch FilterKeys either on or off) . Left ALT+left SHIFT+PRINT SCREEN (Switch High Contrast either on or off) . Left ALT+left SHIFT+NUM LOCK (Switch the MouseKeys either on or off) . SHIFT five times (Switch the StickyKeys either on or off) . NUM LOCK for five seconds (Switch the ToggleKeys either on or off) . Windows Logo +U (Open Utility Manager)

Windows Explorer keyboard shortcuts

. END (Display the bottom of the active window) . HOME (Display the top of the active window) . NUM LOCK+Asterisk sign (*) (Display all of the subfolders that are under the selected folder) . NUM LOCK+Plus sign (+) (Display the contents of the selected folder) . NUM LOCK+Minus sign (-) (Collapse the selected folder) . LEFT ARROW (Collapse the current selection if it is expanded, or select the parent folder) . RIGHT ARROW (Display the current selection if it is collapsed, or select the first subfolder)

Shortcut keys for Character Map

After you double-click a character on the grid of characters, you can move through the grid by using the keyboard shortcuts: . RIGHT ARROW (Move to the right or to the beginning of the next line) . LEFT ARROW (Move to the left or to the end of the previous line) . UP ARROW (Move up one row) . DOWN ARROW (Move down one row) . PAGE UP (Move up one screen at a time) . PAGE DOWN (Move down one screen at a time) . HOME (Move to the beginning of the line) . END (Move to the end of the line) . CTRL+HOME (Move to the first character) . CTRL+END (Move to the last character) . SPACEBAR (Switch between Enlarged and Normal mode when a character is selected)